Program Highlights
Biological Sciences
News and Upcoming Events
Jan
27
2026
E&E Seminar: "Adaptations in Biofilms: from clinics to climate change" by Chris Marshall (Marquette University)
Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
SELE 4289
Feb
4
2026
MCDB Seminar: "Using Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Understand Tissue Regeneration" by Rachel Smith-Bolton (UIUC)
Wednesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
MBRB 4300
Feb
5
2026
LIN Seminar: "The modifying effect of the physical and social environments on endocrine modulation of behavior" by Catherine Marler (UW-Madison)
Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
SELE 4289
Feb
10
2026
E&E Seminar: "Polyploidy: An Evolutionary Force from Cells to Ecosystems" by Douglas Soltis (University of Florida)
Tuesday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
SELE 4289
Feb
18
2026
MCDB Seminar: (Title TBD) by Duncan Wardrop (UIC Chemistry)
Wednesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
MBRB 4300
Pride Points
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1,600 Students declared BioS majors for the Fall '23 semester.
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82 nd US News & World Report, UIC's Department of Biological Sciences graduate program is ranked 82nd nationally.
Affiliates of the BIOS Department
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Departmental Highlights
31 tenure-track faculty, 10 non-tenure-track faculty, 1900 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students